Staff seeks approval to award Huntley Hills Park master-plan contract to Foresight Group for up to $205,000

City staff recommended awarding the Huntley Hills Park Master Plan contract to Foresight Group LLC for an amount not to exceed $205,000 and asked the council to authorize the city manager to execute final documents. Jody, the staff presenter, said Foresight Group was selected through a competitive procurement process as the most qualified and responsive firm for civil engineering and landscape architecture needs. Jody outlined a schedule: kickoff meetings beginning in March, three public input meetings with Chamblee residents, schematic and design development April through July, construction documents and permitting July through December, and a goal of completing construction by October 2027.

Council members asked whether related stream-bank work or stormwater projects were included in the contract; staff clarified the stream-bank work is handled by public works and is a separate project. The staff presentation emphasized separate timelines for the master plan and the stream-bank/stormwater projects and said the public input process will include not just the Huntley Hills neighborhood but other interested residents. The council did not record a formal vote in the transcript; staff sought direction and authorization to proceed with award and contract execution.